So, after two solid days of working on many refinishing details, the dollhouse looks fantastic! I am sure we will make new additions as the time goes on, but for…
So, my daughter and I spent most of the day yesterday, diligently painting the new dollhouse. You can see all the first photos in yesterday’s post – re-Designing a Dream…
I have incredible friends!! Two fabulous people I know, Jen and Kurt, found this amazing dollhouse in the hallway of their NYC building – ready for tossing. They saved it…
On a completely different note… I have refrained from refinishing these two vintage beauties in the hope that someone will want to give them a good home! Both are in…
Happy 2013!! I am proud to finally post this unusual project that I have been working on for a couple of weeks. The project was commissioned by a dear friend…
The FINAL Episode of the Strange Love: EPISODES series has arrived. For the last year or so, I have been assisting my friend and colleague, Nathan Trice, with a project…
Recently, I took the plunge and updated my five-year old cell phone to the newest technology. Most of the apps had stopped working and the phone kept crashing, even when…
The holidays are now in full swing! Decorations abound inside and out of homes: bright lights in all colors and shapes adorning roof-lines and lawns, presents wrapped in shiny paper…
Happy Holiday Season! Recipe #3 This is the final recipe for Post-Thanksgiving/Pre-Christmas Recipe Week! I hope you have enjoyed this week’s postings and will try some of these recipes for…
Happy Holiday Season! Recipe #2 (See Recipe #1 here) Welcome to the second installment of Recipe Week! As you know, I am posting some of my favorite recipes for holiday…
Happy Holiday Season! Recipe #1 I am dedicating this week to posting the recipes I recently used for Thanksgiving (after some urging from friends, fans and followers). These recipes are…
First off, I want to preface about the absence of posts to this blog. During this two to three week hiatus, we have experienced Superstorm Sandy, in which we lost…
Last weekend (and some weekends prior to that) I spent half a day preparing firewood in my garage. You can see that post here. As I begin to think about…
This weekend was perfect Fall weather. Sunny and warm with bright yellow and red leaves raining down from the treetops and swirling around in the wind, painting the sky and…
Recently, I cleaned out and re-organized my large “store everything” closet. While doing so, I discovered a few little treasures that I had intended for fun DIY projects, but for…
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